How a High-End New York Pastry Shop Sells Out of Desserts Each Day

How a High-End New York Pastry Shop Sells Out of Desserts Each Day - The Experts

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Жыл бұрын

At NYC bakery Lysée, chef Eunji Lee specializes in creative and beautiful desserts that double as works of art. She crafts a corn dessert, a chocolate layer cake, and more.
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Producers: Pelin Keskin, Ian Stroud
Directors: Pelin Keskin, Murilo Ferreira
Camera: Murilo Ferreira, Connor Reid
Editor: Christian Moreno
Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri
Development Producer: Ian Stroud
Supervising Producer: Stefania Orrù
Audience Development: Terri Ciccone, Frances Dumlao, Avery Dalal
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@kameleshwarancaroopanenish5214 Жыл бұрын

I remember Eunji from the days of "Qui sera le meilleur patissier", a french pastry competition which was televised. I was gutted when she lost in the finals due to her lack of leadership despite her pastry being better than the other finalist. Today, I am so happy to see how far she has made it. And if I am not mistaken, the logo of Lysee is that of a dessert that she presented during the competition to 11 iconic French pastry chefs for which they could not stop praising her. It was a turning point for her and we can tell why. Good on you Eunji!!

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

Even though she might not have won that competition, it sounds like her career has well-deserved staying power!

@gostavoadolfos2023 2 ай бұрын

Yeah I remember her now, That show was amazing and crazy! Chef Amaury Guichon was a semi finalist 3rth in that show and he burned out since he was the youngest in the history of that show and look at him now.

@gracebitswithq2181 Жыл бұрын

She and her husband are not just excellent at what they do, but you see them radiate with joy and *gratitude* to be able to do what they do. Such a delight to watch. Gratitude I think is such an underrated element in doing things excellently and in love. Thank you for this!

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

The gratitude really struck me, too. What a pleasure to see.

@martinsantoso4272 Жыл бұрын

i didn't want to watch it till the end, but ended up watching the whole thing. This episode is so good and real. She's so passionate and you can see from the creation of her 'babies'

@Tonyhouse1168 Жыл бұрын

Why didn’t you want to watch it til the end?

@TheWillibob123 Жыл бұрын

“Didn’t watch till the end, but ended up watching the whole thing”………. Wat?

@blazeoff3862 Жыл бұрын

Find the want if you cant read

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

It's hard not to be hooked in by watching a person so clearly in her element.

@Woozlewuzzleable Жыл бұрын

She has so much passion for her for job and it shows in her desserts.

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

Those desserts really do seem to be made with love every step of the way.

@RobinMarconeCassidyRN Жыл бұрын

Not just a baker, she's an artist! Our senses dictate and influence our food choices. Any dessert can taste good but we do eat with our eyes first. Eunji is truly brilliant!

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

Agreed. She is a true artist, and it looks like she has variety in her style.

@Chlo-ee Жыл бұрын

Heating up the counter top to clean up chocolate is genius!

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

It's a helpful trick!

@theweatherisaokay4964 Жыл бұрын

Such an elegance desserts. It's such a pleasure to watch her making and talking about her passion.

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

The work really speaks for itself!

@king_ltc_ Жыл бұрын

My inspiration. I was going through a rough patch in school as I just finished my culinary class with a C and was vastly behind compared to my peers. I need to find an Esther Choi, David Chang, and a Roy Choi equivalent to the pastry world. Enter Eunji Lee. She decided at 14 that she wanted to be a pastry chef, left her native home of Korea to train in some of France’s top culinary schools and hotels, worked at Jungsik, a Michelin Star restaurant, and finally opened up her own shop. I would love to stage and have a mentorship with her. But we will see.

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

So inspiring!

@Ti5qu4ntum Жыл бұрын

Outstanding. This reminds me a lot about El Bulli from Spain - Creative, inspiring, challenging, lots of research, but most importantly - delicious. When a chef gives this amount of respect on an single ingredient, you know the result is only going to be - ethereal. Beautifully done Chef Eunji Lee. 🙌🏼

@rafaelperalta1676 Жыл бұрын

Videos about passionate people make me smile.

@davisluong2060 Жыл бұрын

I’m happy that she found a passion she can share with somebody else. You can tell she takes pride in what she does. It might be pricey, but you are paying for something that tastes good and the amount of work and love that is put into it.

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

Agreed. She clearly has a deep love for her work.

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

I love the artistry of these desserts. So creative.

@elizabethshedd1017 Жыл бұрын

For those of us not in NYC, watching Qui Sera Le Prochain Grand Patissier is a great intro to her work! She's so creative and meticulous.

@dusanvuckovic17 Жыл бұрын

how she came second in that show was a farce.

@gostavoadolfos2023 2 ай бұрын

@@dusanvuckovic17 Amaury Guichon came 3rd and look at him now. in general that show taught them crazy rare skills from different parts of France. everyone wins there.

@larryg9137 Жыл бұрын

Thank You! It's great to see people with awesome skill like yourself, who love their job! Well Done!

@justanotherhappyhumanist8832 Жыл бұрын

This was such a sweet, uplifting video - and I’m not just talking about the desserts!

@msthea1145 Жыл бұрын

Chef Eunji is masterful when it comes to desserts. Sigh wish I could taste them all.

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

Me too!

@jaclynroth1440 10 ай бұрын

I want to try one of their desserts. So talented

@grahamsong4585 Жыл бұрын

I dont even have a sweet tooth, and Im salivating at all of these!!! I love chef’s who are this passionate and meticulous for what they do. You know theyre all gonna be perfect everytime!

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

It makes you want to slow down and appreciate while you eat a dessert like this.

@fortune_roses Жыл бұрын

Pure talent. Not just taste but also *artistry,* although *taste* is the star ☆

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

Each its own achievement.

@hirohiro758 Жыл бұрын

The sound when they eat the kouign-amann is so satisfying

@Amonosrecio Жыл бұрын

She is a master! Bravo!

@user-vm5ud4xw6n 10 ай бұрын

All I can say is YUM!!!

@tan319 10 ай бұрын

Great vid . Your production is incredible. Continuing best luck. Thank you.

@jhefftonmary8901 2 ай бұрын

i love pastry

@bobgruner Жыл бұрын

That was the most beautiful kouign-amann I've ever seen - how they got that lift! I normally prefer rolled to folded (more crispy edges), but that looked wonderful.

@captainsubtext7446 Жыл бұрын

I've never seen Kouignettes like this. They look insane.

@rhondascraftobsessions5817 Жыл бұрын

I can't imagine how these scrumptious desserts cost!

@TCrimson05t Жыл бұрын

They remind me of that pastry shop in film The Grand Budapest hotel

@susantaylor5068 Жыл бұрын

Out of this world - amazing - such talent and so modest 🙏

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

Truly. Her work is masterful.

@AndrisLelisTravelChanel Жыл бұрын

Look, how shiny and clean equipment they use 🙂

@gacoan_noodle8657 11 ай бұрын

So you've showed cooking a dessert as a choux pastry ... Many a few category pastry like a short pastry , puff , phyllo n any else .. But it's very educated instead.. Thanks for your vid presentation .. I very enjoy

@gcm747 Жыл бұрын

If only all of us could be living our dream. Well done to her!

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

So inspiring!

@omachioma8795 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful Desserts and work of art🥰

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

Agreed. She has a true artistry here.

@farhahxoxo Жыл бұрын

beautiful art

@Pavsauce69 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant chef!

@parkinggirl Жыл бұрын

Wow!!! I wanna try😋😋

@thdl7326 9 ай бұрын

정말 정말 자랑스러워요! 뉴욕가서 꼭 가보고 싶은 곳!

@justanotherhappyhumanist8832 Жыл бұрын

I am dying to try that corn cake

@kvai-gon7488 Жыл бұрын

How beautiful

@terichewbaccazulu5908 Жыл бұрын

I remember her from the Jungsik video. Congrats to her on opening her own bakery.

@Ultimime 11 ай бұрын

This is impressive and inspiring.

@nerd26373 Жыл бұрын

New York certainly has a lot of interesting desserts to choose from. The amount of variety is expansive.

@Tonyhouse1168 Жыл бұрын

And expensive. But I guess you gotta pay for quality

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

So true!

@michellegera8238 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how much they each cost..looks amazing..

@Ti5qu4ntum Жыл бұрын

Chef Eunji Lee Corn dessert is hands down the best representation of The American continent just like Chef Emma Bengtsson Scandinavian birds nest dessert from Aquavit NYC restaurant. Outstanding. 🙌🏼

@cwg73160 Жыл бұрын

It’s not, and it’s not even close.

@flow6156 Жыл бұрын

Masterful Artisan

@bennythebee7006 Жыл бұрын

Chef Eunji has magic in her hands. And her french husband is so cuuute!

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

Yes - she's a master!

@faafafineartist Жыл бұрын

Inspiring.

@nickk9499 Жыл бұрын

she is very talented ! and cute )

@StormyP101 Жыл бұрын

I love Eunji's passion and artistry. I went to Lysee a few months ago and bought nearly $100 of pastries. I thought they were good, but not sure if they're $20 a pastry good.

@yvrytry5rc Жыл бұрын

Sorry but it isnt for poor peasants like you. 20$ is not even considered pocket change these days

@amusinguser1329 Жыл бұрын

the price might reflect the labour more then the product? idk

@da96103 Жыл бұрын

so 100 dollars for 5 babies?

@MithunOnTheNet 11 ай бұрын

@@amusinguser1329 And NYC rent

@laerwen 9 ай бұрын

You're paying for handmade art made by an artist, not something that just tastes good.

@Romafood Жыл бұрын

This is art👏

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

It is! And the variety of styles is impressive, too.

@mattwilson8298 5 ай бұрын

I will never clean chocolate with anything else but a torch from now on.

@longing7656 Жыл бұрын

she is such an inspiration tho

@joherrington9756 Жыл бұрын

Next time I'm in NYC....

@sinbatsiraseranant1241 Жыл бұрын

I wish that more of us here embrace the fine pastry shop concept as much as other nations. Laduree brought this concept to the US over 10 years ago but didn't really take off...and THEY are the master of "haute couture" pastry (look up Marie Antoinette Rose/Raspberry cake). They, as of today, are only still situated in major cities of the US. Japan has embraced this concept and can find fine pastry shops everywhere. I'm glad that Lysee is courageous because of her dream and passion in tapping into this market niche that may or may not be lucrative.

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

It's a brave and bold choice, and her passion here makes me want to see her succeed.

@rizu8517 10 ай бұрын

Honestly Laduree is over-hyped. There are many better pastry shops in Paris that do macarons better but that's not the point. I think the issue is that Americans generally don't really have an appreciation or understanding of the intersection of high-brow creativity and food culture. Aside from a handful of cities, places like this wouldn't be appreciated over a classic apple pie or donut.

@sinbatsiraseranant1241 10 ай бұрын

@rizu8517 Try Laduree (special order) Marie Antoinette Rose Raspberry Cake and come back and talk to me. You are correct. All they want here is apple pie and cup cakes lol.

@willemp6432 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful people making beautiful things. Thanks.

@1998srikrishna Жыл бұрын

This is art

@joerennard1 Жыл бұрын

A shot every time you hear corn

@Desire123ification Жыл бұрын

Masterpiece (wow)

@anhthynguyen9253 Жыл бұрын

More Pastry content please ❤❤❤❤

@sorini.s138 Жыл бұрын

Yeahhh💪💪

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@raymondyeung5326 Жыл бұрын

Epic corn dessert!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@rethinkcps2116 Жыл бұрын

How much per cob?

@devocionn Жыл бұрын

for the life of me I cannot get a reservation here. what time do you open Resy

@NY_Midnight_Munchies Жыл бұрын

오 은지쉐프님😆

@kvai-gon7488 Жыл бұрын

how beautiful and delicious

@immortal2534 Жыл бұрын

How much does every desert cost? Like 50$?

@Genny-Zee Жыл бұрын

Watching this at 2am fills me with a mix of hunger and nausea

@brunzieri 10 ай бұрын

Belo!

@keaganp732 Жыл бұрын

I would like a corn word count for this video

@SirLuLzDalot Жыл бұрын

Very talented

@JogBird Жыл бұрын

cool, but i could never afford this

@Arrynek01 9 ай бұрын

My girl is cleaning the countertop with a blowtorch. I thought of trying that. Then I remembered mine are particle board.

@whitediamond9771 Жыл бұрын

What's the place name ???

@samsonchan1488 Жыл бұрын

I would weigh 1000lb if I worked there 🤤

@somedongguy Жыл бұрын

It's corn! (Well I guess we're going here when we're in NY next week)

@Tonyhouse1168 Жыл бұрын

Travel safe and let us know what you think!

@GymForLifeHD Жыл бұрын

that medium quality damn we will explode need finish building faster then get more helpers will be number one in europe for sure.

@brittle1 Жыл бұрын

Is there anything better than food

@user-ys4pc9om1t 2 ай бұрын

corn $18 wow

@jessmason2112 Жыл бұрын

😯

@silverfox733 Жыл бұрын

My boyfriend and his friend were playing a game in which they drank one little shot every time " corn" is said..They both are passed out in half of the video.

@mukunimulundika5359 Жыл бұрын

By 4 minutes in she had said it 22 times!!!! I'm screamiiiiiing 😩😩😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@56darren Жыл бұрын

🤣

@alexlevario7210 Жыл бұрын

How did that come about?! 😅

@qud3913 Жыл бұрын

Wow, what an original joke..

@ReapeR948 Жыл бұрын

Now you philistines do a food video in fluent Korean and explain how you make your corn dessert.

@thelastbison2241 Жыл бұрын

So realistic

@shazam6274 Жыл бұрын

Dear Eater: the Visuals are great, the Editing is great, the Audio sucks.

@unknownunknown5244 Жыл бұрын

Im disappointed the corn dessert doesnt have "hair". They couldve done it with sugar.

@b.e.r.nnetwork8251 Жыл бұрын

She said "texture brings more fun to your mouth" 😂😂😂

@sectorrclear Жыл бұрын

what about it its true

@yesxplain5965 Жыл бұрын

these types of desserts can only thrive in big cities where people can afford it lol. one corn has to be $50 or that labor

@AllenHanPR Жыл бұрын

I never thought about this but High-End Pastry is basically the most appealing thing to sell in NY. Everyone has a sweet tooth, but people will buy it purely as gifts, especially NYorkers who have wealth will buy this stuff like they were cheap. and most ingredients are cheap as hell.

@CelticRuneSinger Жыл бұрын

Most of these shops make one limited production so it's not hard for them to sell out in A-day

@FriendlyPCGamers 9 ай бұрын

Sometimes it takes like few months to prepare a pastry dish. Nice, i will like to have Dinosaur Sandwich.

@traymuse Жыл бұрын

I am glad that she is doing what she likes. Perhaps my palate is unenlightened, but these desserts would not be my choices at any shop. Really cool, but not for me.

@takethedoughnut 11 ай бұрын

Same here, but it was still a delight to watch her process.

@AOjfenix Жыл бұрын

ITS CORN!!!!!!!

@ktktktktktktkt Жыл бұрын

1:45 French isn't my first language but I don't think "biscuit" means "cake". This seems to be based on a misconception around a sponge cake which is called "biscuit". Alternatively I found in the french dictionary, biscuit was defined as "gateau sec" which means "dry cake"

@anhthynguyen9253 Жыл бұрын

It is actually drier than sponge cake and speaded thinly in square/ rectangular pan. It depends on which cake you’re making to apply some syrup on top to make it moister.

@tichtran8792 Жыл бұрын

Biscuit to the French and British refers to cookies. Same with the Italians ( biscotti). Biscuit and biscotti means twice cooked/ baked.

@heliedecastanet1882 Жыл бұрын

Hey 🙂 "Biscuit" in French has a double meaning : it can be either a dry sort of cookie (ex : palet breton) or a sort of sponge cake (ex : Biscuit de Savoie).